Simeon & Supportive Hearing Systems Inc.

03/03/2026

World Hearing Day comes once a year, and what better way to commemorate the day than with a jam-packed blog. 😊

“World Hearing Day is an annual global advocacy event for raising awareness regarding hearing loss, promoting ear and hearing care, and calling for action to address hearing loss and related issues” – WHD.

World Health Organization has chosen this year’s theme to be

“From communities to classrooms: hearing care for all children.”

As a company with a focus on classrooms for over 30 years, we are thrilled to have played a role in making classrooms more inclusive space for students. Hearing accessibility needs cannot be merely solved with one-size-fits-all solutions, but with specialized care involving an Educational Audiologist.

Hearing Health Facts

· About 95% of Deaf children are born to hearing families, which can lead to early language deprivation and isolation

· As of July 2022, more than 1 million cochlear implants have been implanted worldwide.13 In the United States, roughly 118,100 devices have been implanted in adults and 65,000 in children.1

Among adults ages 20-69, the overall annual prevalence of hearing loss dropped slightly from 16% (28.0 million) in the 1999-2004 period to 14% (27.7 million) in the 2011-2012 period.4 Perhaps this reflects the growing awareness of noise-induced hearing loss.

Technology around us continues to evolve in amazing and unique ways to make day-to-day living better. We stand at a new inflection point with Auracast technology which aims to revolutionize hearing accessibility for the hard-of-hearing community through hearing aids, cochlear implants and even consumer products like Auracast-enabled earbuds and headphones.

Celebrating World Hearing Day and reflecting on the incredible potential of Auracast provides many more reasons for optimism.

Source

https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/statistics/quick-statistics-hearing

www.worldhearingday.com

02/25/2026

Today is not your average, run-of-the-mill Wednesday during February. It’s most certainly not Valentines Day or Super Bowl Weekend. It’s International Cochlear Implant day. Our team is going to give unique reasons why you should celebrate, and importantly what is a Cochlear Implant.

A Cochlear implant (CI) is a surgically implanted electronic device that bypasses damaged parts of the inner ear, specifically the Cochlea, to directly stimulate the auditory nerve. Unlike hearing aids that amplify sound, CI’s convert sound into electrical signals, allowing the brain to perceive audio and improve speech comprehension. Users may need to undergo Intensive Audio Therapy to condition their brain to process this new signal when receiving implants as an adult.

Community is valuable and priceless. Our team earnestly highlights users who found great success after their surgery!

In 2024, Cleveland Clinic shared the testimonial of 70 year old Cheryl Cannatti who reminisced about her hearing struggles dating back to the third grade. In 2021, she had her first appointment with her Audiologist has since had her implant activated and is thrilled with her hearing improvements. “I remember thinking after the first couple of months, if this is as good as it gets, I’m thrilled. But it’s continued to get better. I can hear my grandchildren’s voices, I can listen to music, talk on the phone, chat with friends in person,”

CI Fun Facts:

First successful multi-channel implant in 1978 by researcher Graeme Clark in Australia

FDA Approval for the USA – 1984

Over 1 million people world-wide have cochlear implants

Simeon is particularly excited about the newest processors becoming Auracast-enabled in 2026, including the Nucleus 8, BAHA 7, Kanso 3 from Cochlear and the Sonnet 3 from Med-El. This adoption of Auracast will enable students to receive a direct audio transmission from Simeon’s Audita III, while enjoying all of the benefits of a classroom soundfield system, such as the pass-around mics. Being included in classroom discussions is an important component to hearing accessibility and the three microphone Audita III system solves that problem. It will eventually replace the older, costly FM systems with the incredible-sounding new technology – Auracast.

Happy CI Day!!

12/22/2025

The Simeon team is incredibly jealous to everyone that is already off from work for the holidays! This is not your typical Monday though, this is a blog post kind of Monday.

Today's blog is penned by Jason Rude and can be read under the blog or resources section of our website.

'Auracast Is Here—and Audiologists Are in the Driver’s Seat"

Teaser alert
.." Simeon sold our first Audita IIIs to more than a dozen school districts across Canada and the US, with more evaluation systems scheduled to ship after the holiday break. It’s exciting to envision these classrooms as future-proof, ready for students that can soon take advantage of crystal clear, direct-ear audio transmission.".....

You can view the latest blog post below.

https://simeoncanada.com/2025/12/22/auracast-is-here-and-audiologists-are-in-the-drivers-seat/

Supportive Hearing Systems Inc. was founded in 1995 with the goal of introducing the best and most current classroom audio amplification and assistive listening devices to schools. We have grown to become a leader not just in the evolving sector of educational technologies, but in soundfield technol...

11/27/2025

The first set of Auracast Enabled - Simeon Audita III are now en route to Kitchener Libraries where a diverse demographic will be given a hearing advantage. The Simeon team has taken so much care into the product design, packaging, and exposure. We're delighted residents with Auracast enabled bearing aids are now able to choose better audio quality instead of compromising for less.

11/19/2025

The cat is out of the bag!

Simeon Audita III, has officially launched. This isn't your run of the mill soundfield system. Simeon is proud to have designed the first Auracast - Enabled classroom soundfield system.

Another first for the Simeon team was hosting their first ever live stream via Youtube on November 18, 2025 dedicated to the Simeon Audita III and it's improvements. Classroom audio should be clear, reliable, and accessible. Simeon strives to make that happen.

We're humbled and delighted for those in our community that joined our live stream facilitated by Jason Rude. To those that were unable to participate, included below is the livestream link.

https://www.youtube.com/live/D91SozkUqT0

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11/18/2025

The Simeon team just completed their first ever live stream via YouTube for the product launch of the Simeon Audita III. The first to be Auracast enabled along with a package of 3 transmitter's. In addition, the channels are automatically chosen, unlike the Simeon Audita II.

Our team sincerely apologizes to anyone that received the incorrect stream link. We're happy to announce the recording of the live stream is available now on our YouTube channel. We promise to prevent those errors for our next live stream.

10/10/2025

Stepping out of the office early for a quick start to the Canadian Thanksgiving Holiday? If you're not driving, please enjoy todays blog penned by Simeon Canada president, Jason Rude.

Get to know how the upcoming Auracast-Enabled, Simeon Audita III will make a difference in classrooms around the globe

https://simeoncanada.com/2025/10/10/canadian-born-business-to-launch-simeon-audita-iii/

09/29/2025

We're sure our community has podcast lovers! Easter Seal Tech teamed up with our very own, Jason Rude for their latest episode titled 'ATU748 – Auracast and the Future of Hearing Technology with Jason Rude of Simeon'.

If you're unfamiliar with Easter Seals Tech, they're a leading provider of programs for people with disabilities in many communities. Easterseals Crossroads has been providing services for over 80 years.

You can hit play below.

- Happy Monday

Easterseals

https://www.eastersealstech.com/category/assistive-tech-update/

Click an episode title below to listen!

08/28/2025

Happy Thursday to our community. We trust you all have enjoyed a very hot, humid, now chilly summer. Our team was elated to receive an email asking if we were open to sharing a resource that provides in-depth information about the challenges individuals with cerebral palsy face with hearing loss, along with practical advice and solutions.

Courtesy of Bradley Fairless, who is an Advocacy Associate.

You're only a click away from today's reading.
https://simeoncanada.com/2025/08/28/cerebral-palsy-and-hearing-loss-support-guide/

08/12/2025

Take your pet or dog to work today!

We know our community has many pet lovers among its members, and depending on work conditions, may not always get to spend as much time with them as they would like. Jason brought in Zen, his family dog to our headquarters in Toronto!

Zen the mascot for Simeon got to explore the office, play with the marketing lead and then popped out for the occasional doggy break. We would love to see the animals that make your life easier and enjoyable, regardless of whether it's a pet or service animal :)

07/18/2025

Simeon | Supportive Hearing Systems wishes to acknowledge the lasting impact of Dr. Jack Katz, the legendary Audiologist who passed away on July 11th.

Founder of the Buffalo Model that led to a better understanding of Auditory Processing Deficit, Dr. Jack’s research unearthed four distinct domains for APD, allowing for improved treatment. If anyone is interested, the four domains include: decoding, tolerance-fading memory, organization and integration.

Simeon celebrates his work, recognizes his contributions to the profession and acknowledges the lasting impact his work has had on possibly millions of APD patients, both adult and pediatric. Dr. Katz will be missed.

07/07/2025

Happy Monday! We should have announced this earlier, but the cat's out of the bag! Simeon Sprek Soundfield system can have an unlimited number of receivers paired to a transmitter. What a neat way to assist students searching for useful classroom audio.